Congress Leader Shot Dead in Chhattisgarh

Raipur: Vikram Bais, a Congress leader was fatally shot in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Monday night.

According to a report in The Statesman, unidentified assailants fired at Bais near his residence in Bakharupara at around 10 pm on Monday.

The bike-borne assailants fled the scene after firing three shots at Bais.

Although he was rushed to the district hospital, Bais succumbed to his bullet wounds.

Narayanpur Additional SP Robin, speaking to The Statesman, revealed that around 3 to 4 assailants shot the Congress leader with pistols. Preliminary investigations suggest that the motive behind the attack may be rooted in personal enmity or a longstanding feud, he added.

Vikram Bais was the Vice-President of the Block Congress and Secretary of the Narayanpur Transport Union. Sushil Anand Shukla, spokesperson of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC), condemned the heinous act, describing it as a failure of the state government to provide security to its citizens.